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Alberta government offers blueprint to help businesses support workers dealing with addiction

Your Drink Your Call - Campaign Evaluation

Both guides provide practical tools, digital and print assets, and evidence-based recommendations to help campuses in raising awareness about Canada’s Guidance on Alcohol and Health, and empowering students to make informed, lower-risk choices…

Family of Victoria teen who died of overdose encourages parents to talk to their kids about drugs

Here's where you can get take-home naloxone kits in Regina

Belleville needs business case for new health hub during opioid crisis, province says

Quels sont les recours et les ressources pour les victimes d’intoxication au GHB?

A ‘significant issue,’ says applicants’ lawyer, as Charter challenge hearing for Ontario’s new drug policy law approaches

Statement by Rita Notarandrea, CEO, on Recovery Month

Ottawa, September 6, 2018 — The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) is pleased to add its voice in support of Recovery Month 2018 to help reduce the stigma surrounding addiction, raise awareness about recovery…

La Colombie-Britannique tentera une dépénalisation pour freiner la crise des surdoses

Stigma around smoking pot fading: Study

What does research say about treating medical conditions with cannabis and cannabinoids?

Examines levels of evidence for using cannabis for various conditions such as chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, multiple sclerosis, seizure disorders, anxiety, PTSD, fibromyalgia and more. It also highlights the conditions for which…

Registration and call for late-breaking abstracts now open for psychedelics conference co-hosted by CCSA, MHCC and CAMH

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CCSA's Issues of Substance Conference

This biannual, national conference brings together people from across the country, including addiction workers, healthcare professionals, researchers, policy makers, and people with lived and living experience
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Canadian Substance Use Costs and Harms

This project provides comparable and up-to-date data on the costs and harms of substance use in Canada and allows people to explore and analyze the data through its data visualization tool.
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Workforce Competencies

CCSA developed measurable technical and behaviour competencies in knowledge, skills and values for the substance use workforce, providing consistent care across the wide range of settings.
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Drink Less Live More

Canada has new guidance on alcohol and your health. CCSA wants you to be able to make the most informed decisions you can about drinking alcohol.
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Lower Risk Gambling Guidelines

Learn about the world’s first Lower-Risk Gambling Guidelines to help people in Canada make informed decisions about their gambling and lessen their risk of gambling-related harms. Use the Interactive Risk Assessment Tool to assess your personal gambling choices.
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The Highway Home

This interactive website takes an experiential approach to increasing youth’s and young drivers’ awareness of the risks and harms of drug-impaired driving, using real-life scenarios involving cannabis use and driving.
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